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IamafraidthatitisagoodplantogetridofoldProfessors，andIamthankfultohearthatthereisamovementformakingprovisionforthosewhoareleftinneedwhentheylosetheirofficesandtheirsalaries。IrememberoneofourancientCambridgeDoctorsonceaskedmetogetintohisricketychaise，andsaidtome，halfhumorously，halfsadly，thathewaslikeanoldhorse，——theyhadtakenoffhissaddleandturnedhimouttopasture。Ifearthegrasswasprettyshortwherethatoldservantofthepublicfoundhimselfgrazing。IfImyselfneededanapologyforholdingmyofficesolong，IshouldfinditinthefactthathumananatomyismuchthesamestudythatitwasinthedaysofVesaliusandFallopius，andthatthegreaterpartofmyteachingwasofsuchanaturethatitcouldneverbecomeantiquated。
Letmebeginwithmyfirstexperienceasamedicalstudent。IhadcomefromthelessonsofJudgeStoryandMr。AshmunintheLawSchoolatCambridge。Ihadbeenbusy，moreorless，withthepagesofBlackstoneandChitty，andothertext-booksofthefirstyearoflegalstudy。Moreorless，Isay，butIamafraiditwaslessratherthanmore。ForduringthatyearIfirsttastedtheintoxicatingpleasureofauthorship。Acollegeperiodical，conductedbyfriendsofmine，stillundergraduates，temptedmeintoprint，andthereisnoformoflead-poisoningwhichmorerapidlyandthoroughlypervadesthebloodandbonesandmarrowthanthatwhichreachestheyoungauthorthroughmentalcontactwithtype-metal。Quiabu，boira，——hewhohasoncebeenadrinkerwilldrinkagain，saystheFrenchproverb。Sothemanorwomanwhohastastedtypeissuretoreturntohisoldindulgencesoonerorlater。InthatfatalyearIhadmyfirstattackofauthors’lead-poisoning，andIhavenevergotquiteridofitfromthatdaytothis。ButforthatImighthaveappliedmyselfmorediligentlytomylegalstudies，andcarriedagreenbaginplaceofastethoscopeandathermometeruptothepresentday。
WhatdeterminedmetogiveupLawandapplymyselftoMedicineIcanhardlysay，butIhadfromthefirstlookeduponthatyear’sstudyasanexperiment。Atanyrate，Imadethechange，andsoonfoundmyselfintroducedtonewscenesandnewcompanionships。
IcanscarcelycreditmymemorywhenIrecallthefirstimpressionsproduceduponmebysightsafterwardsbecomesofamiliarthattheycouldnomoredisturbapulse-beatthanthecommonestofevery-dayexperiences。Theskeleton，hungaloftlikeagibbetedcriminal，lookedgrimlyatmeasIenteredtheroomdevotedtothestudentsoftheschoolIhadjoined，justasthefleshlessfigureofTime，withthehour-glassandscythe，usedtoglareuponmeinmychildhoodfromthe“NewEnglandPrimer。“ThewhitefacesinthebedsattheHospitalfoundtheirreflectioninmyowncheeks，whichlosttheircolorasIlookeduponthem。Allthishadtopassawayinalittletime；Ihadchosenmyprofession，andmustmeetitspainfulandrepulsiveaspectsuntiltheylosttheirpowerovermysensibilities。
TheprivatemedicalschoolwhichIhadjoinedwasoneestablishedbyDr。JamesJackson，Dr。WalterChanning，Dr。JohnWare，Dr。WinslowLewis，andDr。GeorgeW。Otis。OfthefirstthreegentlemenIhaveeitherspokenelsewhereormayfindoccasiontospeakhereafter。ThetwoyoungermembersofthisassociationofteacherswerebothgraduatesofourUniversity，oneoftheyear1819，theotherof1818。
Dr。Lewiswasagreatfavoritewithstudents。Hewasamanofverylivelytemperament，fondofoldbooksandyoungpeople，open-hearted，free-spoken，anenthusiastinteaching，andespeciallyathomeinthatapartmentofthetempleofsciencewherenatureisseeninundress，theanthropotomiclaboratory，knowntocommonspeechasthedissecting-room。Hehadthatqualitywhichisthespecialgiftofthemanbornforateacher，——thepowerofexcitinganinterestinthatwhichhetaught。WhilehewaspresenttheapartmentIspeakofwasthesunniestofstudiosinspiteofitsmortuaryspectacles。OfthestudentsImetthereIbestrememberJamesJackson，Junior，fullofzealandplayfulasaboy，ayoungmanwhoseearlydeathwasacalamitytotheprofessionofwhichhepromisedtobeachiefornament；thelateReverendJ。S。C。Greene，who，astheprefixtohisnamesignifies，afterwardschangedhisprofession，butoneofwhosedissectionsIrememberlookinguponwithadmiration；andmyfriendMr。CharlesAmory，aswecallhim，Dr。CharlesAmory，asheisentitledtobecalled，then，asnowandalways，afavoritewithallabouthim。HehadcometousfromtheschoolsofGermany，andbroughtwithhimrecollectionsoftheteachingsofBlumenbachandtheelderLangenbeck，fatherofhimwhoseportraithangsinourMuseum。
Dr。Lewiswasourcompanionaswellasourteacher。Agooddemonstratoris，——IwillnotsayasimportantasagoodProfessorintheteachingofAnatomy，becauseIamnotsurethatheisnotmoreimportant。Hecomesintodirectpersonalrelationswiththestudents，——heisoneofthem，infact，astheProfessorcannotbefromthenatureofhisduties。TheProfessor’schairisaninsulatingstool，sotospeak；hisage，hisknowledge，realorsupposed，hisofficialstation，areliketheglasslegswhichsupporttheelectrician’spieceoffurniture，andcutitofffromthecommoncurrentsoftheflooruponwhichitstands。Dr。Lewisenjoyedteachingandmadehisst
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